It would probably not be reasonable to think that judging by the other types of squid out there. In the case of the giant squid, for example, the female typically grows larger than the male. Thus, this might be the case for the colossal squid as well.

]]>By: squidfanhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-614
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:24:38 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-614right now for science im doing a project on this squid. PLEASE FIND MORE INFO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
]]>By: jadenmilerhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-613
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:22:53 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-613How many squids have you cautht
]]>By: huriyyahhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-612
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:36:50 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-612wow! the squid is so large! it is quite a confusion for me why eggs can’t be any bigger?
]]>By: A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid | Deep Sea Newshttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-611
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:31:12 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-611[…] of these was the 495kg giant caught over a year ago by fisherman in the Antarctic (oh yeah…she’s a girl!). Seeing the media consistently confuse the two species greatly saddens me. But hey if the media […]
]]>By: chrispaulinhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-610
Thu, 08 May 2008 06:04:40 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-610Fortunately this means there is no chance of either species becoming “commercial” – they are simply not edible
]]>By: Chris Paulinhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-609
Thu, 08 May 2008 03:01:08 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-609The colossal squid, with its huge tail fin, seems to be a much more active swimmer than the giant squid. As Jean notes, the giant squid is thought to ‘hang’ in midwater and therefore requires the ammonia to maintain neutral bouyancy. The ammonia level is higher in the mantle (which is the part that ‘squid rings’ are made from) as the squid hangs with the tentacles downwards
]]>By: Deep Sea News: colossal squid vs. giant squid « Science Noteshttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-608
Thu, 08 May 2008 02:35:48 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-608[…] of these was the 495kg giant caught over a year ago by fisherman in the Antarctic (oh yeah…she’s a girl!). Seeing the media consistently confuse the two species greatly saddens me. But hey if the media […]
]]>By: Janice Munsingerhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-607
Thu, 01 May 2008 21:43:27 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-607Thank you Jean. So I assume the smaller squid have less ammonia, and thus scant traces of same.
]]>By: Jean McKinnonhttp://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/btw-its-agirl/#comment-606
Thu, 01 May 2008 21:03:02 +0000http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-606Giant squid have ammonia in the tissue for buoyancy control. Ammonia is less dense than sea-water so the squid doesn’t sink, it remains neutrally buoyant and can hang in the water column and not expend too much energy.

The colossal squid I think is a much more active animal and perhaps doesn’t “hang out” so much